* The first thing UL quarterback Jalen Nixon looks at when walking into the Superdome is the large logo of the stadium name sponsor that hangs overhead from a banner attached to roof.

It belongs to Mercedes-Benz.

"I wish I had one," Nixon said, looking upward.

* Cajuns safety Sean Thomas, who played at St. Augustine High in New Orleans, explained why he wasn't a Saints fan as a little guy - and what helped changed that a bit.

"Because they wasn't all that," Thomas said. "But as the years passed around, Drew Brees came."

* When a television reporter seemingly suggested depth perception could be a problem for UL kickers Stephen Brauchle and Hunter Stover because they've never before kicked PATs or field goals in the Superdome, Cajun coach Mark Hudspeth chuckled.

That's usually only an issue for those fielding kickoffs.

"Luckily they (the kickers) don't have to catch the kicks," Hudspeth said. "They just have to kick it. I would be worried if Hunter Stover had to catch one."

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N.O. Bowl Highlights

A few of the lighter moments from the Ragin' Cajuns and Green Wave leading up to tonight's New Orleans Bowl between UL and Tulane: